Pegasus Food Futures has finalized plans for a new facility in Abu Dhabi. The organisation is aimed at providing solutions to global food supply challenges through operations and innovations in livestock, feed stock and food production. ...
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The Port of Melbourne. The Victorian Government has successfully leased the Port of Melbourne for more than $9.7 billion. The Lonsdale Consortium, comprising of the Future Fund, QIC, GIP and OMERS signed a lease of the port’s ...
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Michigan-based sausage and specialty meats producer Kent Quality Foods is building its second processing facility in Jamestown Charter Township, Michigan, with an investment of $34.8m. Kent Quality Foods president Steve Soet said: "The ...
The new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) for Australia's food packaging was given the final go-ahead by commonwealth, state and territory consumer affairs ministers this week. Each label will indicate the proportion of Australian ...
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The European Commission has approved Switzerland-based meat processor Bell Food Group‘s acquisition of Austrian poultry producer Huber Group. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The acquisition was announced on 16 ...
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Soft drink giant Coca-Cola has welcomed the Scottish government’s announcement to develop a charter to make it easier for people to recycle. A household recycling charter is the key recommendation from the Zero Waste Taskforce, a ...
Vietnam is going full steam to boost its economy. After the recent decision to establish joint chamber of commerce with Germany, Vietnam has turned its attention to Italy. Italian enterprises in the garment, leather and footwear, wood and ...
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Kona Brewing Company has announced plans to invest $15mn for expansion of its brewery operations in Hawaii, US. The expansion plans include construction of a new 30,000ft2 brewery that would boost Kona's annual brewing capacity to ...
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"By adding Family Dollar to our portfolio of brands, Dollar Tree will soon operate more than 13,000 stores in 48 states and five Canadian provinces with annual sales exceeding $18 billion,” a top Dollar Tree official said. Bob ...
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Fred Williams is now working with the design team at The Green Board Game Co. to turn Summit Up in to a working prototype. A seven-year-old boy from Northumberland has been named the Young Games Inventor of the Year. Fred Williams from ...
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Jakks Pacific, Character Options, LEGO and Smyths Toys among the winners celebrated this year. The UK toy industry’s elite gathered last night in the IMAX theatre of London’s Science Museum to celebrate this year’s ...
Spencer’s Retail, the flagship company of RP Sanjiv Goenka Group and a subsidiary of CESC, will be expanding its private labels, mostly in apparel. Speaking at a press conference to announce the launch of seventh hyperstore of ...
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Australian quick service restaurant operator Collins Foods Limited, which operates KFC and Sizzler restaurants, has reported a 37 per cent lift in Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITA) and a 43 per cent lift in ...
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Toyota GT86 CS-R3 rally car is set to make its public debut at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland. The car features 75-liter FT3 safety cell and has a rear wheel drive, which allows modification to its two-liter boxer engine. As part of a ...
Microsoft today said that it will close the $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business on Friday, about eight months after revealing the deal. Microsoft announced the acquisition of Nokia's devices arm?- and an associated patent ...
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